Aladdin (1992)

A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

Directors:

Ron Clements, John Musker

Writers:

Ron Clements (screenplay by), John Musker (screenplay by)

Stars:

Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin

Won 2 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Weinger	...	Aladdin (voice)
Robin Williams	...	Genie / Peddler (voice)
Linda Larkin	...	Princess Jasmine (voice)
Jonathan Freeman	...	Jafar (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Abu / Cave of Wonders / Rajah (voice)
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Iago (voice)
Douglas Seale	...	Sultan (voice)
Charlie Adler	...	Gazeem / Melon Merchant / Nut Merchant (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Prince Achmed / Necklace Merchant (voice)
Philip L. Clarke	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Philip Clarke)
Jim Cummings	...	Razoul / Farouk (voice)
Jennifer Darling	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Harem Girl (voice)
Bruce Gooch	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

Aladdin is a poor street urchin who spends his time stealing food from the marketplace in the city of Agrabah. His adventures begin when he meets a young girl who happens to be Princess Jasmine, who is forced to be married by her wacky yet estranged father. Aladdin's luck suddenly changes when he retrieves a magical lamp from the Cave of Wonders. What he unwittingly gets is a fun-loving genie who only wishes to have his freedom. Little do they know is that the Sultan's sinister advisor Jafar has his own plans for both Aladdin and the lamp.

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Plot Keywords:

arab | genie | genie character | princess | cave | 

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Taglines:

A diamond in the rough.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Part of the plot revolves around Jafar seeking Aladdin as he is the only one able to enter the Cave of Wonders and retrieve a valuable item inside; Aladdin finds the lamp and narrowly avoids dying inside the cave. This resembles the plot in an earlier Disney classic, The Rescuers (1977), in which Madame Medusa uses an orphan girl small enough to fit through the opening of a dangerous pirate's cave to retrieve the Devil's Eye diamond inside. Penny and her rescuers exit the cave with the jewel after they narrowly avoid drowning. Sometime after clutching their sought-out treasures, Madame Medusa and Jafar both deliver the exact same line: "It's mine. It's all mine!"

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Goofs

When Iago, disguised as a flamingo, calls out to Aladdin as Jasmine, he attracts the attention of a dopey-looking flamingo behind him. However, that flamingo was not there in the long shot of the garden that directly preceded the medium shot of the disguised Iago.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Merchant: Ahh! Salaam and good evening to you, worthy friend. Please, please, come closer.
[camera hits him in the face]
Merchant: Too close! A little too close.
[camera backs up]
Merchant: There. Welcome to Agrabah.

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Crazy Credits

As the movie ends, The End appears with Genie as a moon laughing. He then crumples the screen up and says "Made you look" and puts the screen back down.

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Alternate Versions

In the 2015 Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD release, the original 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo was replaced with the 2011 variant of the current 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo.

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Connections

Referenced in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Tangled (2010)

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Soundtracks

Under the Sea
(uncredited)
from The Little Mermaid (1989)
Music Composed and Arranged by Alan Menken
[Genie takes out Sebastian in the recipe book for "Alaskan King Crab"]

User Reviews

Great songs and a good villain make "Aladdin" a Disney classic.

This movie has three elements that are important for an animated Disney movie: Great songs, a good villain and a great sidekick.

The songs and music in general are just great and very memorable. Jafar is a great villain mainly because he is voiced by Jonathan Freeman who has got a good and scary voice. But what is maybe the best element of the movie is Robin Williams as the blue genie. The blue genie is like a jokemachine that once it is started can't stop again and keeps you laughing.

The story is good and the pace is high. "Aladdin" is not too short and it's not too long, it's not too immature and it's not too mature, it's a perfect movie for the entire family with a wonderful love story (even though it's no "Beauty and the Beast") and good animations with some good looking early computer effects.

9/10

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aladdin

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$196,664, 15 November 1992

Gross USA:

$217,350,219

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$504,050,219

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo Dolby Atmos (Ultra HD Blu-ray release) (2019)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1